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“We live in a food environment that encourages people to eat as much as possible,” says Marion Nestle. “Fighting those overwhelming messages and mustering up resistance is next to impossible.”
The history of the “consume more” movement, says Nestle, a professor emerita at New York University, “came about as a remedy to diseases of deficiency.”
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The message was so successful that HealthLine now estimates that “42 per cent of Americans are obese and two-thirds are overweight.”
In her book, “Food Politics,” Nestle demonstrates the impact of the trillion dollar food industry and its ability to influence our health.
“Our over-efficient food industry must do everything possible to persuade people to eat more — more food, more often, and in larger portions — no matter what it does to waistlines or well-being.”
Nestle, whom Forbes magazine listed as the No. 2 most powerful foodie in the world, joined a Conversation That Matters about food. Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca
Join me Nov. 9 for Conversations Live, with Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim.
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